A New Mother Is a Full-Time College Student Who Lives

question 20

Multiple Choice

A new mother is a full-time college student who lives with her parents, because the baby's father has been imprisoned related to theft and drug abuse. The infant's grandmother, although also employed, cares for the child while the young mother attends classes. Which of the following theoretical frameworks would be most helpful to the nurse when assessing this family's needs?

• A)Developmental
• B)Interactional
• C)Structure-function
• D)Systems

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Definitions:

Gender Roles

Societally constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.

Gender Schemas

Cognitive structures that reflect the perceived societal norms and expectations based on gender.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Physical features that emerge during puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.

Gender Typing

The process by which individuals come to acquire the characteristics and behaviors deemed appropriate for their gender in a given culture.